Though I am no yoga guru and have only begun tapping into the power of meditation, I’ve always been intrigued with the power of thought. We will get into more detail about that in later posts. Prayer beads or Japa Mala, are used during meditative chants or mantras and are intended so that one can keep focused on the prayer or mantra during the session.
Usually, the prayer beads have 108 beads or a sequence of beads that can add to 108 repetitions.
Using the beads helps in maintaining the mind focused. If you’re anything like me, your mind will wander. It’ll probably wander as you first begin to meditate anyway, but the beads help in refocusing that energy into the moment and mantra. Meditation is not something you will get overnight. It takes time to learn to shut the mind to the outside and open it to your most innermost essence.
Here’s a link to Oprah and her thoughts and suggestions on meditation. Keeping things practical and real, the tub may be all I got.
